Picking a good wireless keyboard for your computer or phone can be surprisingly complex. It’s not just about which plastic slab can take years of your slap-dash key hammering–it’s also about what kind of hammering you’re doing.
Gaming? You’ll need a mechanical keyboard that doesn’t take too long to register inputs with low latency wireless technology to escape the perils of input lag. Typing? You’ll want a good amount of feedback for accuracy, or softer scissor keys for faster, but less accurate typing.
Regardless of your activity, you’ll need good battery life, durability and a stable connection. The keyboards in this list provide all of that, and more, for any budget. Here is our list of the best wireless keyboards (and one wired keyboard).
- Best Trackpad Nub Keyboard: Lenovo ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard 2
- Best Wireless Mechanical Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow V3
- Best Wireless Gaming Keyboard: Logitech G915 TKL
- Best Wireless Keyboard For Home Theaters: Corsair K63
- Best Budget Wireless Keyboard: Logitech K380
Best Trackpad Nub Keyboard
Lenovo ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard 2
Rubber nub fans rejoice! Lenovo hasn’t forgotten about you. The Chinese company’s no-nonsense portable keyboard includes the mouse-replacing red dot and trademark tactile, resistant keys. This is the keyboard for typists.
It also comes equipped with Bluetooth and USB connectivity and can link up with your phone or PC. What’s missing is a wrist rest, a mousepad for those who aren’t nub converts and backlit keys. But its slim profile and portability make up for the lacking features.
Best Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Razer BlackWidow V3
Razer has been one of the most consistent companies with regards to quality PC peripherals, and its BlackWidow V3 continues tradition with three different connection modes, including low latency 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth and USB-C. It uses Razer’s custom Green switches, which have a nice raise to them and offer satisfying feedback.
The doubleshot ABS keycaps lend to its durability, ensuring the etchings and markings on each key doesn’t fade from the constant abuse of your fingers. You’ll also enjoy dedicated media controls and a glutton of programmable buttons to have every action you need just one or two clicks away.
For comfort, Razer includes a magnetic wrist pad that can be attached or removed with ease. This is all wrapped up in a large, sturdy design illuminated by customizable RGB lighting. If you’re happy to spend the money, this keyboard can handle anything you need.
Best Wireless Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G915 TKL
The Logitech G915 is another expensive gaming keyboard, but it boasts a much more slimline and portable design than the Razer Huntsman. The aluminum alloy top plate and steel-reinforced plastic base gives it a sturdy, premium feel.
It’s lacking a wrist rest, macro keys and number pad to make that miniaturized design possible, but it does feature excellent tactile key feedback that’s designed for gaming and can connect, and switch between, several computers via its low-latency Lightspeed wireless technology. It’s also pretty great for typing, though you’ll want to shell out extra for the version with a keypad if you’re working with numbers more often than not.
Best Wireless Keyboard For Home Theater Computers
Corsair K63 Wireless Gaming Keyboard and Lapboard
Corsair’s wireless mechanical keyboard provides a lot of gaming functionality at a less intimidating price than the Razer keyboard. It also works with a dedicated lapboard for couch gaming, which is the unique combo that earned its place on this list.
Beyond gaming, this is the perfect kind of keyboard to pair with a home theater media PC. The keyboard and built-in trackpad give you full control over any interface you could need. It’s not as elegant as using a remote, but if you’re working with programs that don’t support it, this bridges the gap beautifully.
Rounding out the list of desirables are backlit keys, a stable 2.4Ghz connection that reduces input lag, media keys, decent battery life and Cherry MX Red switches. It’s pricey, but this is a great gamer-friendly keyboard that gives you the freedom to sit anywhere and use any screen comfortably.
Best Budget Wireless Keyboard
Logitech K380 Multi-device Bluetooth keyboard
Logitech’s unassumingly named K380 keyboard quietly has a lot of great features. It can connect up to three different devices at once and switch between them with the push of a button. It works on PC, Android and iOS (there’s also a specific macOS version) and it has exceptional battery life, which is achieved through an auto-sleep function.
This is a scissor keyboard, so you won’t get the feedback of a mechanical alternative. But the softer touch style is quieter, faster to type on and likely familiar if you’ve ever used a laptop. It’s a small, tight hyper-portable keyboard that won’t break the bank like some others on this list.
